Title: Sources of Western Zhou history: inscribed bronze vesselsAuthor: Shaughnessy, Edward L 1952-Published: University of California Press, 1992Subjects: History | China | ArchaeologyPublisher's Description: The thousands of ritual bronze vessels discovered by China's archaeologists serve as the major documentary source for the Western Zhou dynasty (1045-771 B.C.). These vessels contain long inscriptions full of detail on subjects as diverse as the military history of the period, the bureaucratic struct . . . [more]Similar Items

Title: The building program of Herod the GreatAuthor: Roller, Duane WPublished: University of California Press, 1998Subjects: Classics | Architecture | Ancient History | ArchaeologyPublisher's Description: Herod the Great, King of Judaea from 444 B.C., is known as one of the world's great villains. This notoriety has overshadowed his actual achievements, particularly his role as a client king of Rome during Augustus's reign as emperor. An essential aspect of Herod's responsibilities as king of Judaea . . . [more]Similar Items

Title: Nemea: a guide to the site and museumAuthor: Miller, Stephen G. (Stephen Gaylord) 1942-Published: University of California Press, 1989Subjects: Classics | History | Archaeology | Ancient HistoryPublisher's Description: In classical antiquity, beginning in 573 B.C., Nemea hosted international athletic competitions like those at Olympia, Delphi, and Isthmia; the games at the four sites constituted the Panhellenic cycle, and the victors were the most famous athletes of antiquity. Nemea was never a city-state but serv . . . [more]Similar Items

Title: Thinking from things: essays in the philosophy of archaeologyAuthor: Wylie, AlisonPublished: University of California Press, 2002Subjects: Philosophy | Archaeology | History of SciencePublisher's Description: In this long-awaited compendium of new and newly revised essays, Alison Wylie explores how archaeologists know what they know. Examining the history and methodology of Anglo-American archaeology, Wylie puts the tumultuous debates of the last thirty years in historical and philosophical perspective.Similar Items